A pregnant diner has described her horror of finding a dead rat in her half-eaten lunch at a popular Japanese restaurant The woman was enjoying a katsudon meal at Tatsuya West Ryde in north-west Sydney on Tuesday when she noticed the rodent in her side salad She posted a scathing one star Google review online along with a photo of the rat on a napkin covered in salad The woman claimed the restaurant continued serving other customers afterwards 'Just absolutely revolting and unacceptable,' it read 'Everyone who was present at the time stood up and left restaurant 'What's even more shocking is that they continued to serve food to other customers that had just arrived and weren't aware of what happened when really they should have closed immediately The review sparked a response from the restaurant 'We sincerely apologise for this incident,' they wrote 'The issue originated from a delivered salad box which we are currently investigating with our supplier and local food authorities 'We are taking all necessary steps to prevent such incidents and appreciate your understanding.' Customers quickly inundated the Japanese restaurant with negative reviews including a friend of the woman who was dining with her on Tuesday 'Don't even think I should be giving a star considering what happened today,' she wrote Another customer who was there on Tuesday claimed they missed out on the miso soup that came with their meal as a result of the incident 'Went to pick up my take away teriyaki chicken which clearly says in menu that it comes with miso soup only to be told that miso soup is not included with purchase,' they wrote 'Most people read food menu with inclusions not special conditions on last page Now after learning that they served (a) dead rat on customer's plate I’m definitely not going back there!' Others questioned the restaurant's explanation 'Imagine shifting the blame your salad supplier You’d have to be blind to not spot a rodent in a side dish,' one wrote Tatsuya West Ryde remained open on Thursday The restaurant owner confirmed to Nine News that an investigation was underway.  'Google reviews are based on personal opinions, not verified facts,' they said. 'An incident did occur, and the cause is currently under investigation. 'We have responded to the incident appropriately and are continuing to follow up with additional measures.' Daily Mail Australia contacted Tatsuya West Ryde for comment. Major terror attack 'was just HOURS away' before it was foiled by the special forces and police:... Victim of acid attack 'plotted by his ex-partner who teamed up with a gang' dies in hospital six... We are trapped in unsellable newbuild homes after a £52m dual carriageway was built on our... 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Pregnant mum finds disgusting discovery in restaurant saladComments are subject to our House rules and TermsNewest{{#isModerationStatus}}{{moderationStatus}} No one seems to have shared their thoughts on this topic yetLeave a comment so your voice will be heard first. {{message}} Builder-developer Scion Group has officially broken ground on its new development that will reinvigorate an underutilized block of land just off Station Street Scion held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the occasion which was attended by industry partners will feature 62 apartments across a six-level building designed by MX Architects The building will activate the street level with four retail spaces that will complement the wider local area There will be around 860 sqm of communal open space for residents The site, formerly home to a service station, carwash, and mechanical workshop, underwent extensive remediation before construction. Scion acquired the land in 2021 for $14.1 million, securing a position with frontages to Chatham Road, Dickson Avenue, and Dickson Lane Chatham is the first new apartment development in West Ryde with the new 10-year Latent Defects Insurance offered by Resilience Insurance protects apartment owners for any structural or waterproofing issues that may occur within the first 10 years of the building's completion Read more: What is Latent Defects Insurance and is it bringing confidence to the off the plan apartment market? a family-run builder-developer with over three decades of experience has been able to give LDI to its residents They're soon to complete The Sterling in Lane Cove North the first development in that area to have LDI We're on a mission to radically improve the quality of Urban communities being developed across Australia We aim to showcase every development in Australia to help you find the perfect new home This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive A bookstore with development potential in West Ryde in Sydney’s north west has sold under the hammer CBRE agents Raymond Ashan and Lord Darkoh negotiated the sale of 28-34 West Parade for $16 million The 2,692 sqm property comprises a three-level commercial building with a café Australia’s leading Christian community bookstore It generates a net income of $390,737 per annum and 3% fixed annual rental increases along with a company guarantee equivalent to 12 months’ rent Located within the West Ryde Town Centre masterplan the sale highlights the appeal of mixed-use commercial properties in key suburban hubs particularly those with redevelopment potential and strong tenant covenants Green Street’s global news publications are not provided as an investment advisor nor in the capacity of a fiduciary  Our global organization maintains information barriers to ensure the independence of and distinction between our non-regulated and regulated businesses is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 482269) and a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 06471304 Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time A first-home buyer couple from Paddington with a baby on the way paid $1.3 million at auction on Saturday for a renovated two-bedroom unit in the suburb The property at 9/204-232 Jersey Road was guided up to $1.2 million Interiors feature an updated kitchen and timber floors Bidding was quick to start with an offer of $1.1 million The property was one of 1304 scheduled to go to auction in Sydney this week Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 65.2 per cent from 816 reported results throughout the week Withdrawn auctions are counted as unsold properties when calculating the clearance rate They outbid a couple from Melbourne who planned to use the unit as a Sydney pad an owner-occupier and a couple whose daughter lives in the building Records show the home last sold for $212,500 in 1996 The vendor returned to Australia after living in Switzerland with her husband for 18 years A first-home buyer couple from Paddington paid $1.3 million at auction on Saturday for a unit in the suburb.Credit: Steven Siewert McGrath Paddington’s Georgia Cleary said good properties will always attract good interest half of the bidders could have said ‘we’re worried … we’ll buy better if we wait,’ but there’s a bit of a sentiment now that they still need to find somewhere to live There’s that drive of just getting on with things,” she said Paddington’s unit median price rose 12 per cent to $955,000 in the year to December 2024 on Domain data a home that was offered for the first time in more than 40 years sold for $3,945,000 to a young family from the suburb The four-bedroom, two-bathroom property with a pool and gazebo at 12 Hart Street was guided at $3.5 million and its reserve set at $4 million Interiors feature cathedral ceilings and oak floors The buyers outbid another Lane Cove family and two families from the inner west that wanted more bang for their buck “You play Tetris with these small blocks in the inner west whereas the average block size in Lane Cove is close to 600 square metres,” Belle Property Lane Cove’s Patrick Lang said The opening bid was $3.3 million and rose in varying increments The vendor relocated to the Southern Highlands where her daughter lives Lane Cove’s median house price rose 19.2 per cent to $3.1 million in the year to December on Domain data a busy main road was not enough to deter 20 registered bidders from hoping to buy a 1920s Federation-style home A young couple from Putney placed the winning bid of $1,916,000 The three-bedroom, two-bathroom property at 1/115 Constitution Road was guided at $1.49 million Bidding started at $1.4 million and rose in varying increments The couple from Putney won the keys with a final bid of $1000 Di Jones Northern Suburbs’ Ali Pericak said 20 registered bidders is the largest number she’s had at an auction in her career it’s strata titled but with no strata levies and it’s a beautiful 1920s Federation-style home that’s in walking distance to the ferry and station All of those factors just made it go crazy,” she said There were 20 registered bidders for a 1920s Federation-style home in West Ryde at auction on Saturday.Credit: Di Jones Northern Suburbs Pericak said she was “quite conservative” with price due to its location on a busy road and had to compare it to villas “It’s strata titled so you can’t knock it down But for first-home buyers or those moving from a unit a renovated four-bedroom home with two alfresco zones sold for $3.95 million to a family from Concord who intend to knock it down and rebuild The property at 78 Koola Avenue was guided at $3.8 million. The double-brick home is on a premier street within the school catchment zone. All three registered bidders were active. The opening bid was $3.6 million and rose in varying increments. The Concord family outbid a developer from East Killara and a family from the lower north shore. The vendors downsized on the lower north shore. Ray White Upper North Shore’s Jessica Cao said there are uncertainties in the market with the federal election and Trump’s tariffs, good properties were still selling. “There are uncertainties in the market and hopefully in the next few weeks we’ll have some clarity,” she said. A first-home buyer couple from Paddington with a baby on the way, paid $1.3 million at auction on Saturday for a renovated two-bedroom unit in the suburb. The property at was guided up to $1.2 million, which was also its reserve. Interiors feature an updated kitchen and timber floors. All five registered bidders were active. Bidding was quick to start with an offer of $1.1 million, rising in varying increments. The property was one of 1304 scheduled to go to auction in Sydney this week. By evening, Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 65.2 per cent from 816 reported results throughout the week, while 191 auctions were withdrawn. Withdrawn auctions are counted as unsold properties when calculating the clearance rate. The couple had their neighbour, who is a buyer\\u2019s agent, bid on their behalf. They outbid a couple from Melbourne who planned to use the unit as a Sydney pad, another first-home buyer, an owner-occupier and a couple whose daughter lives in the building. Records show the home last sold for $212,500 in 1996. The vendor returned to Australia after living in Switzerland with her husband for 18 years. She was now living in Erskineville. McGrath Paddington\\u2019s Georgia Cleary said good properties will always attract good interest. \\u201CWith Trump\\u2019s tariffs, half of the bidders could have said \\u2018we\\u2019re worried \\u2026 we\\u2019ll buy better if we wait,\\u2019 but there\\u2019s a bit of a sentiment now that they still need to find somewhere to live. There\\u2019s that drive of just getting on with things,\\u201D she said. Paddington\\u2019s unit median price rose 12 per cent to $955,000 in the year to December 2024 on Domain data. In Lane Cove, a home that was offered for the first time in more than 40 years sold for $3,945,000 to a young family from the suburb. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom property with a pool and gazebo at was guided at $3.5 million and its reserve set at $4 million. Interiors feature cathedral ceilings and oak floors. All four registered bidders were active. The buyers outbid another Lane Cove family and two families from the inner west that wanted more bang for their buck. \\u201CYou play Tetris with these small blocks in the inner west, whereas the average block size in Lane Cove is close to 600 square metres,\\u201D Belle Property Lane Cove\\u2019s Patrick Lang said. The opening bid was $3.3 million and rose in varying increments. The vendor relocated to the Southern Highlands where her daughter lives. Lane Cove\\u2019s median house price rose 19.2 per cent to $3.1 million in the year to December on Domain data. In West Ryde, a busy main road was not enough to deter 20 registered bidders from hoping to buy a 1920s Federation-style home. A young couple from Putney placed the winning bid of $1,916,000. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom property at was guided at $1.49 million, a tad under the $1.5 million reserve. Interiors feature leadlight windows, decorative cornices and timber floors. There were 20 registered bidders, with 10 active. Bidding started at $1.4 million and rose in varying increments. The couple from Putney won the keys with a final bid of $1000, outbidding locals from West Ryde, Meadowbank and Concord. Di Jones Northern Suburbs\\u2019 Ali Pericak said 20 registered bidders is the largest number she\\u2019s had at an auction in her career. \\u201CIt\\u2019s a unique home. It\\u2019s only on 378 square metres, it\\u2019s strata titled but with no strata levies, and it\\u2019s a beautiful 1920s Federation-style home that\\u2019s in walking distance to the ferry and station. All of those factors just made it go crazy,\\u201D she said. Pericak said she was \\u201Cquite conservative\\u201D with price due to its location on a busy road and had to compare it to villas. \\u201CIt\\u2019s strata titled so you can\\u2019t knock it down. But for first-home buyers or those moving from a unit, it\\u2019s a sweet spot for price.\\u201D In East Killara, a renovated four-bedroom home with two alfresco zones sold for $3.95 million, smack bang on the reserve, to a family from Concord who intend to knock it down and rebuild. The property at was guided at $3.8 million. The double-brick home is on a premier street within the school catchment zone. Ray White Upper North Shore\\u2019s Jessica Cao said there are uncertainties in the market with the federal election and Trump\\u2019s tariffs, good properties were still selling. \\u201CThere are uncertainties in the market and hopefully in the next few weeks we\\u2019ll have some clarity,\\u201D she said. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) A house in West Ryde has sold for $4.18 million setting a new suburb record and topping the previous high by more than $300,000 The seven-bedroom house at 23 Anthony Road had been scheduled for auction on Saturday with a price guide of $4.1 million but sold early on Friday to a family from nearby Epping West Ryde sold prior to auction for $4.18 million The $4.18 million price for the 973-square-metre block set a new suburb and postcode record surpassing the previous 2017 record of $3,865,000 paid for a six-bedroom house on a 1189-square-metre block on Farnell Street Selling agent Liz Wiggins of Stone Real Estate Epping said it was a big result for the suburb where she said the average house - such as a regular California bungalow - would sell for between $2 million and $2.5 million noting buyers with that sort of budget had typically looked to nearby suburbs such as Putney had good land and a big house in a good state that you wouldn’t knock down.” The main section of the house has five bedrooms Two further bedrooms are in self-contained guest quarters and the home also has a heated pool Wiggins said there was strong interest in the property despite the recent shift in buyer numbers across the market About 60 groups inspected the home but competition came down to two buyers and the decision was made to sell before the scheduled auction they had reached a ceiling of where they were both able to proceed we went back and checked with all the other buyers to see where they were at but these two were at the same level,” she said The house has seven bedrooms and multiple living areas The result was well above the suburb’s median house value of $2.14 million which has climbed 18.3 per cent over the past year It was also well above the $492,000 that records show the owners – who built the home and plan to downsize – paid for the block in 2000 Wiggins expected $4 million-plus sales would become more common in the suburb as more locals opted to downsize bringing more substantial homes to the market It comes just weeks after a five-bedroom house on a sprawling 4116-square-metre block in nearby Epping was sold for more than $7 million The house at 24-26 Gloucester Road sold via an expression-of-interest campaign for about $7.5 million last month Selling agent Catherine Murphy of The Agency North declined to disclose the price but confirmed the sale “I really thought there just weren’t going to be that many people with deep pockets wanting to invest in Epping.” Blocks of that size are few and far between in the suburb where the average lot size is about 750 to 800 square metres Records show the property last sold for $235,000 in 1983 and Murphy said the vendors had built their dream home on the site the following year She noted the buyers had not confirmed whether they would keep the property as a home or explore potential development opportunities for the sizeable parcel of land Any development would be subject to council approval The result tops the $5.75 million paid for a six-bedroom house in the suburb in late 2019 believed to be the previous price record for a residential site It was also more than triple Epping’s $2.3 million median house value which was up 14.7 per cent over the 12 months to April Elsewhere, a five-bedroom house in Abbotsbury in Sydney’s south-west set a new suburb record at auction on Saturday The home at 7 Withers Place last sold for $310,000 in 1999 with the price increasing more than tenfold in 22 years What\\u2019s the world coming to?\\u2019\\u201D she said had good land and a big house in a good state that you wouldn\\u2019t knock down.\\u201D \\u201CAt that level we had the two buyers but these two were at the same level,\\u201D she said The result was well above the suburb\\u2019s median house value of $2.14 million It was also well above the $492,000 that records show the owners \\u2013 who built the home and plan to downsize \\u2013 paid for the block in 2000 \\u201CI really thought there just weren\\u2019t going to be that many people with deep pockets wanting to invest in Epping.\\u201D It was also more than triple Epping\\u2019s $2.3 million median house value Music is stored in different parts of the brain than other memories communal singing offers benefits beyond memory with a smile and a drumbeat between each word fell in love with the Everly Brothers when he was a young teen I snuck over to my uncle’s so I could get into the …” He stalls over the word Peter Scully (centre) fell in love with the Everly Brothers when he was a young teen.“The performance?” Leigh prompts is the Good Life Chorus (GLC) choir in West Ryde and it’s open invitation participants file in through the front of the community hall before a 1.30pm start elbows looped together moving at a steady pace plop a gold coin into a biscuit tin and find their name tags Chatter and clatter fills the hall with a joyful purpose Pianist Malcolm Edey plays familiar songs including stage musical numbers and Happy Birthday.This choir meets every Wednesday and is “more of a singalong than it is a choir” The GLC was set up in 2017 by music teacher and choir specialist Bronwyn Hendy with the support of the Sydney Welsh Choir Many of the choristers at GLC are living with dementia They attend weekly rehearsals with their partners or loved ones There’s Carol and Tony sitting up front; Denise and Bruce finding their preferred row; Leigh and Peter nestling up the back; and Dr Michelle Wong and her mother-in-law Jing in an aisle seat a projector is screening YouTube versions of Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head is the thread holding this group of colourful characters together Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads The absence of a cure or definitive medical treatment has meant researchers and practitioners have relied on psychosocial approaches to better support people living with dementia It is often believed – or feared – that people living with dementia lose the capacity to keep doing the things they love It reconnects people with dementia to something they know and enjoyed before their diagnosis “It’s very good for [Peter] to do this,” Leigh says “Because the songs are so familiar … you don’t have to be a musical genius And even when you’re very advanced into dementia it brings you back.” Jing Lee would love to be singing in the Opera House with the help of her son Jeff and his wife “It’s really helped us get out of home and connect,” Wong says Carol Cullen has been bringing her husband wearing matching grey jumpers – Tony donning a Peaky Blinders hat Even if other forms of memory are no longer retained, musical memory can be well preservedDr Rose CappCarol Cullen has been bringing her husband Tony (left) to the West Ryde choir since last year.“You know how that came about?” Tony directs his attention to me Suddenly he’s taken back to when he was a young man how he couldn’t read sheet music but bit by bit he learned the tunes to songs his sister would play on the piano “If you think about it, music has played a role in the lives of most people at some point. So even if other forms of memory are no longer retained, musical memory can be well preserved,” says Dr Rose Capp, policy adviser for Dementia Australia and lecturer of applied gerontology at Flinders University Capp writes about the two types of long-term memory (explicit and implicit) and how “music is stored in different parts of the temporal lobe from other forms of long-term memory” “[Implicit memory] is often labelled unconscious or automatic because it requires no active effort,” Capp writes you can ride without thinking what to do.” When people living with dementia start to lose their explicit memory – the part of the brain that recalls previously learned information and “requires conscious effort” to maintain – implicit memory where scientists believe elements of music are stored Free weekly newsletterEach week our editors select five of the most interesting entertaining and thoughtful reads published by Guardian Australia and our international colleagues Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Saturday morning Choristers stress the importance of government funding to ensure choirs like theirs can survive.Hayes and pianist Malcolm Edey – who along with assistant conductor Jemma Orchard was a founding member of the GLC music team – fill the weekly run sheet with familiar songs for the choir: there’s jazz musical numbers and the reliable Happy Birthday “One of the biggest things that happens for people with dementia is they start to withdraw we have to be very careful to not create situations where people feel threatened where [they feel] they’ve got to actually respond verbally [when they] can’t remember words.” for which Thompson is the network convener carers and volunteers for 14 rehearsals ending with a Christmas-themed concert in 2018 those living with dementia “showed capacities to learn new songs Even though “several participants no longer remembered that they had sung in front of an audience” Mabire said the immediate benefits he observed were “more important than the memory of the event” Thompson’s choir was born out of a similar research trial in 2016 “Our members were so adamant that it could not stop after the research “They had [me] sign a contract saying we would never let it finish.” What distinguishes dementia-inclusive choirs from other support groups is that being a participant doesn’t mean sitting in a circle and being made to talk about your problems The music holds the space so that they can just look at someone and know the other person knows what they’re going through.” People with dementia, and their caregivers, are often at high risk of depression. Loneliness and isolation are believed to exacerbate symptoms of dementia While the benefits of singing and community have been found to impact symptoms of dementia such choirs – often very cheap to attend – can still be hard to come across All choristers stress the importance of government funding to ensure choirs like theirs survive Pianist Malcolm Edey.“There are a lot of people with dementia who need stimulation [and who] could come to [choir] and benefit a great deal. But we had to find it ourselves,” Leigh says. Denise Jamieson spends nearly an hour driving from Peakhurst, in southern Sydney, to bring her husband, Bruce, who is living with advanced dementia, to rehearsals. Bruce used to sing in the Sydney Male Choir, and while his ability has changed since then, “it’s good because I see [him] doing something that he enjoys, and something that he has enjoyed for a long time,” Denise says. A week after Bruce – who has difficulty speaking – sung his favourite song, Happy Birthday, for Guardian Australia’s video team, I return for another visit. Bruce sits in the hall tapping his hands and feet along to Singin’ in the Rain. I don’t expect him to recognise me, let alone remember me, but as soon as I move to find a spot, he points in my direction and smiles. 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call for basement parking for 86 vehicles including 11 commercial spaces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere will be about 860sq m of communal open space located on the ground floor and the roof seating and barbecue facilities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle-storey buildings will be demolished to make way for the new development.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project is designed by Tony Owen Partners paying $14.1 million.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe irregular-shaped site which is part of the West Ryde town centre and on the edge of the retail core precinct Dickson Avenue and Dickson Lane.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn March of 2021 an amendment to Ryde’s local environmental plan 2014 allowed for a maximum building height of 24m and increased floor space ratios.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever the Scion plans call for a slightly higher building height of 26.4 metres The developer has lodged a Clause 4.6 Variation which in certain circumstances will allow changes to the building controls.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScion development manager Georgio Jabbour said he did not expect a problem with exceeding the building height.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From the very get-go in our pre-lodgement meetings we consulted with council and they were very happy for us to exceed the height level with the communal open area on the rooftop,” Jabbour said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJabbour is one of four brothers who work for Scion with their father Sam Jabbour.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJabbour arrived in Australia from Beirut in Lebanon in the early 1990s The civil engineer started Ventus Constructions with his brother-in-law in 1993 Lendlease’s third residential building in the Collins Wharf precinct of Victoria Harbour.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 28-storey building at 971 Collins Street in Melbourne’s Docklands will deliver 312 homes in a mix of one two and three-bedroom apartments as well as townhouses and penthouses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Lendlease the project has already secured more than 50 per cent in presales.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHickory is the construction contractor—it completed the precinct’s first development in 2019 and is also working on LendLease’s second tower Regatta.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Ancora Hickory is implementing several technical construction methods including various piling techniques and precast concrete solutions that enable a parallel-track construction program.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe building’s facade designed by architect Warren and Mahoney uses a three-stage design incorporating double-glazed glass and textured precast concrete with Reckli and brick finishes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe structural design transitions from a solid podium base to lighter upper levels “reflecting a maritime theme” aligned with the Collins Wharf design objectives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncora will connect to the neighbouring Regatta development via a podium allowing resident access to shared amenities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned as an all-electric building that includes electric vehicle infrastructure the development is targeting a 5 Star Green Star certification Completion is expected in 2027.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegatta including build-to-rent and build-to-sell units.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive wharf works including remediation of pre-existing wharf piles installation of raker piles and construction of the extension to Australia Walk are also part of the project.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnical challenges include constructing on the finger wharf and co-ordinating extensive above-wharf road reserve and public parkland works.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Collins Wharf precinct will ultimately comprise six residential buildings of more than 1800 homes surrounded by over 5000sq m of parks and community space.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLendlease is developing the parkland concurrently with the residential components including the extension of Australian Walk that forms part of the City of Melbourne’s Greenline project.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLendlease executive director of development Adam Williams said Collins Wharf “is fast becoming a sought-after address .. which took just a handful of hours to emerge on Saturday night the Coalition’s failure to sway voters has come under intense scrutiny.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts lack of policies around property that resonated with voters has been a large part of that criticism.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong those policies was a $5-billion infrastructure program to unlock up to 500,000 new homes was greeted with no small amount of scepticism.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Coalition also campaigned on its previously revealed plan to allow first home buyers to draw down on their superannuation giving access to up to $50,000 to help fund mortgage deposits.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile that proposal had won some support it got the thumbs down from many of Australia’s top economists who said the measure could prove highly inflationary among other issues.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilarly its plan to allow mortgage interest for first home buyers to be tax-deductible was roundly criticised for its likely inflationary and regressive effects.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has also been pointed out that the Coalition’s rejection of the Green’s policies around housing supply affordable housing and help for renters did it no favours.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ALP went to the polls spruiking an extension of schemes introduced during its previous term including a $10-billion promise for its first-home buyers’ scheme to encourage 100,000 more homes.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also had its Help to Buy shared equity scheme under which the Government pays up to 40 per cent of the house price to point to.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf it was these policies per se or the lack of detail and depth to the Coalition’s the nation's ready for the Albanese government to act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is clear been endorsed to follow through on its policies and fix the crisis that is crippling the Australian property sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Urban Taskforce Australia chief executive\u0026nbsp;Tom\u0026nbsp;Forrest has pointed out it is time for the Federal Government to get back to work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Housing affordability and housing supply featured large during the campaign,” Forrest said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The key now is for the Government to strike while the iron’s hot.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If legislation is needed to support the delivery of Labor’s $10-billion 100,000 new homes commitment—then pass it through the parliament now and get on with it.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe states have made many changes to how they enable home development The Federal Government’s support of that is crucial to its success material supply assistance or any other factor that affects getting homes out of the ground.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis has been a pivotal election Then Cities for Total Fan Immersion\",\"slug\":\"billionaire-arsenal-rams-denver-nuggets-sports-anchored-precincts\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-30T00:00+10:00\",\"tags\":[],\"summary\":\"Why your next home might be stadium-adjacent; sports are the hook Ryde City Council is considering a development application for a seven-storey building on just under 2000sq m at 2-6 Chatham Road The retail will be broken up into five premises with floor plans of 30 to 100 square metres The lodged documents call for basement parking for 86 vehicles There will be about 860sq m of communal open space located on the ground floor and the roof will be demolished to make way for the new development The project is designed by Tony Owen Partners Scion confirmed it had acquired the three combined lots in October 2021 an amendment to Ryde’s local environmental plan 2014 allowed for a maximum building height of 24m and increased floor space ratios which in certain circumstances will allow changes to the building controls Scion development manager Georgio Jabbour said he did not expect a problem with exceeding the building height “From the very get-go in our pre-lodgement meetings we consulted with council and they were very happy for us to exceed the height level with the communal open area on the rooftop,” Jabbour said Jabbour is one of four brothers who work for Scion with their father For information directly relating to bushfires please call the Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737 or visit the NSW Rural Fire Service Website here. [external link] We responded to over 150,000 incidents in 2023-24 The incidents displayed below are note-worthy incidents that have been published as media releases or tweets Details about incidents may change and should not be used as emergency information and/or advice North Parramatta | The fire at Dunlop Street, North Parramatta has been contained but is expected to smoulder through the morning. Because there may be smoke in the area, residents and businesses in the vicinity are advised to keep doors, windows, and vents closed. View on X [external link] Fire and Rescue NSW acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders Moeru is a Japanese restaurant located on West street near West Ryde station On the menu are fantastically fresh sushi rolls sashimi platters and steaming bowls of ramen And while a 14 page menu is usually a slight cause for alarm "Omg is that the queue?" I say to Monica as we arrive at Moeru There's almost a dozen people outside waiting for a table and we add our name to the list Thankfully right next door is a cafe Once Upon a Time and we take a seat and order drinks while waiting the 30 minutes or so for our table (tip: the Earl Grey latte is a delicious take on a London Fog) As we arrived at 1:40pm and the restaurant closes at 2:30pm we scraped in as the last table able to put our name down We had taken a takeaway menu to the cafe and ticked off what we wanted and Monica reads this back to the waitress who seems increasingly alarmed that two small women can eat this much we will take what we can't eat away," she reassures her The two futomaki arrive first. Literally translated Futomaki means "Fat Rolled Sushi" and these enormous rolls are 1.5 to almost double the size of regular sushi rolls. They also tend to have more filling to rice which is why I like them although they are next to impossible to cram in one's mouth. You can order the futomaki as 5 pieces for $8.90 which is actually enormous and comes out on a soup bowl The Moeru jumbo futomaki sushi has sashimi salmon cucumber and pickled daikon with a sweet teriyaki and mayonnaise drizzle and it's delicious We ordered the eel because Monica especially likes eel pickled daikon and cucumber with a sweet teriyaki and mayonnaise drizzle It's hard to say which futomaki we liked better as they're both so good with such a variety of filling We are both very partial to aburi sushi and both the scallop and grilled salmon come with a generous covering of lightly torched scallop and salmon They both melt in the mouth and we'd order these again in a heartbeat It's tasty but I'm not a huge hand roll person as I find that they tend to have more rice than I like The only sushi I didn't really go for was the raw tuna roll I wasn't such a fan of the tuna filling in it as it tasted a bit watery to me although Monica likes its spiciness The sushi and sashimi combos are very well priced The prices here are really very reasonable and that may account for the queues This is the small chicken karaage and it's delicious and crunchy and yet tender inside When they say jumbo here they mean jumbo. This sushi is large like the futomaki which is a larger type of roll. This has a tempura battered king prawn inside along with plenty of avocado and a big pour of spicy mayonnaise and tobiko on top It's a bit over the top but I like this a lot "I think this is my favourite ramen in Sydney," says Monica spooning the spicy soup into her mouth By now we are both very full but the broth has a wonderful depth of flavour to it as well as lovely soft fatty slices of pork belly "Ok so I just spotted a special," says Monica conspiratorially coming back from washing her hands "I didn't know whether to mention it because I was thinking 'She'll want to order it'," she says "Let's order it!" I said excitedly and predictably If a dish were to describe us it would be yuzu kosho butter mentaiko clam ramen This is my favourite non sushi item of the day The ramen has an excellent texture to it but it's the flavour of the clams chilli and yuzu kosho so perfectly balanced together It's a very reasonable $83 per person with enough food for 4 do you have a favourite sushi shape or filling Police are appealing for information on a man who they believe knows more after two women were inappropriately touched.Credit: NSW Police Police are trying to find a man they believe knows more about two women being inappropriately touched while walking home near West Ryde train station this month a 35-year-old woman left a train at West Ryde and was walking along Falconer Street when she noticed a man in a silver Mazda sedan following her the man left the car and inappropriately touched her before returning to his vehicle and driving towards Parkes Street left a train at West Ryde about 1.20am on May 28 and was walking on Forster Street when she felt someone touch her inappropriately She turned and saw a man nearby performing a sexual act The woman yelled at him and ran into a building while the man ran to a silver Mazda sedan and drove away along Ryedale Road NSW Police stated neither woman was injured but were shaken by the incidents Investigators believe the incidents are linked and have released a description of a man they believe can assist with their inquiries The man is described as being of Indian/Subcontinental appearance and was seen driving a silver Mazda sedan with yellow and black NSW number plates has dashcam footage or has information which might assist police is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up here The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories An architecturally designed duplex in West Ryde is attracting keen golfers as it is situated at the doorstep of the Ryde-Parramatta Golf Course The five bedroom and three bathroom semi-detached property at 86A Bennett St, West Ryde has been recently constructed and listed for sale with a $2.4m guide Designed with a mixture of indoor and outlook living in mind the luxury property includes a kitchen with a butler’s pantry an undercover entertaining area with a barbecue and a master bedroom with an ensuite looking over the golf course The West Ryde property has been guided for $2.4m and backs onto a golf course Listed via Millionaire Realty’s George Moussaoumai the duplex is one of many newly built and furnished properties in the area The property has been popular among large families “We’ve also seen larger families express interest particularly those looking at the downstairs bedroom for in-law accommodation or the guest bedroom.” Mr Moussaoumai is also selling an architectural duplex at 17A Dobson Crescent in the neighbouring suburb of Dundas Valley for $1.9m “The basement parking has been an excellent selling point for the Dundas Valley home its similar to the West Ryde property in the luxury indoor and outdoor offerings such as the open plan family area and the designer gourmet kitchen.” “I think the West Ryde’s proximity to the golf course has really drawn in people to the property it’s been an immensely popular home throughout the campaign and will hopefully get a strong result when it sells.” the median price for homes in West Ryde has marginally increased by 0.7 per cent to $1.944m Dundas Valley has experienced a slightly bigger growth in the same time period with the median price growing by 2.3 per cent – with the average home costing $1.54m to purchase MORE: Sam Burgess selling his south Sydney home Delta’s inspirational childhood home for sale Australia’s ‘weirdest’ beach house up for grabs third parties have written and supplied the content and we are not responsible for it completeness or reliability of the information nor do we accept any liability or responsibility arising in any way from omissions or errors contained in the content We do not recommend sponsored lenders or loan products and we cannot introduce you to sponsored lenders We strongly recommend that you obtain independent advice before you act on the content realestate.com.au is owned and operated by ASX-listed REA Group Ltd (REA:ASX) © REA Group Ltd. 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Centuria has sold two west Sydney neighbourhood shopping centres picked up when it took over Primewest – all up for a 9.5 per cent premium on the outlay four years ago top) is collecting about $60 million from HMC Capital for the Home Co Daily Needs REIT Already rebranded HMC West Ryde Marketplace, the mall was developed in 2005 on the site of a Waltons turned Norman Ross store the weighted average lease expiry was 10.3 years The asset was also marketed as having development upside affected by the West Ryde Town Revitalisation Scheme the Pemulwuy Marketplace is trading to Revelop for a speculated $40m it contains 5125 sqm with 17 specialty stores; the WALE in 2020 was 8.3 years The 1.86 hectare block at 250 Greystanes Road also includes 249 car parks (story continues below) Primewest paid Charter Hall $91.5m for the West Ryde and Pemulwuy assets JLL’s Nick Willis and Sam Hatcher brokered the deals worth a combined $100.2m The Pemulwuy deal gives Revelop a stronghold in Sydney’s mid-west, coming two years since it bought Stanhope Gardens, 14km north In 2022 meanwhile, Revelop purchased Smithfield Central Last month it snapped up Stockland Balgowlah for a little less than book value led by cousins Anthony El-Hazouri and Charbel Hazzouri has also expanded its interstate portfolio in recent years with assets in regional Victoria and Adelaide Subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page A former property analyst and print journalist Marc is the publisher of realestatesource.com.au Forgot your password? You will receive mail with link to set new password Back to login Auctioneer Michael Garofolo in action on Saturday morning for the auction of 67 Forsyth St in West Ryde Rising house prices across Sydney has seen a charming cottage described as “entry-level” sell under the hammer for close to $1.7 million Competition for the three-bedroom house was hot, given there were only a dozen homes for sale in West Ryde, according to realestate.com.au. The lack of choice saw 10 buyers register to bid for the Forsyth St residence ranging from families to couples and downsizers MORE: Inside Karl Stefanovic’s waterfront mansion Nicole Kidman leads celebrities moving to this NSW region Ray Hadley sells Dural estate for mega price A total of four bidders took part on the day with auctioneer Michael Garofolo kicking proceedings off with a $1.1 million bid from a young couple This was followed by a $1.2 million punt from a downsizers who had assistance from a buyer’s agent A big crowd turned up on the June winter’s morning The drama started to heat up as a third bidder entered at $1.3 million before the downsizers came back with an offer $150,000 higher which sailed past the $1.4 million reserve the bidding increments started to slow down after $1.5 million with an offer from the fourth buyer and eventual underbidder The buyer’s agent came back strong with every offer the underbidder made This led to a knockout $20,000 blow to seal the deal at $1.65 million — $250,000 over the reserve CoreLogic revealed earlier this month the average house in Sydney was now worth $1.186 million after housing values soared by over 10 per cent since January Catherine and Tony Collins had been looking for six months Downsizers Catherine and Tony Collins were overcome with joy as Mr Garofolo dropped the gavel in front of a big crowd in the backyard The couple had been looking to buy for six months after selling their property that had been in the family for 70 years at the start of 2021 Mr Garofolo said buyers were looking for homes that they can move right into or can knock down and rebuild “Homes are still selling for a premium and anything that is in a good spot or on a good block is getting plenty of attention,” he said Green Real Estate Agency’s Jerry Dionisatos said the strong result capped of a very successful campaign for the heritage-listed house “It was the perfect place for someone looking to get into the market with an entry-level home in this market,” he said Mr Dionisatos said the heat of the market was starting to come off a bit which presented buyers a good opportunity to make a move “The heat is cooling down a bit at this price point which makes it a great time to be buying,” he said It was one of about 1216 properties that were scheduled to go under the hammer across Sydney yesterday — an increase of 471 from last weekend The grieving family of a young nurse killed in a crash in Sydney are desperate for answers about her death with police releasing footage of the collision between her SUV and a bus Officers now want to question a third driver pictured in the CCTV footage who was seen travelling in a blue car next to the woman’s SUV at the time of the crash Emergency services were called to Victoria Road just before 6.30am on Wednesday and found the SUV who was on her way to work at Concord Hospital Her grieving older brother said the family was desperate for anyone who might have seen the crash or the blue car to come forward was a beautiful person who loved looking after others “She studied and went to ACU and majored in nursing and did really well Bomie’s brother and father became concerned for her when she didn’t respond to their calls or texts on Wednesday morning Her brother went to her apartment to try to find her which is when police told him she had been killed The 57-year-old male bus driver was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital for treatment of a minor cut and mandatory drug and alcohol testing The 25-year-old driver of the SUV died in the collision with the bus.Credit: Facebook/West Ryde Smash Repair Footage released by the crash investigation unit on Thursday shows a blue car driving next to the SUV the moment it hit the bus “Investigators would like to speak with the driver of the car captured in CCTV as they may be able to assist with their inquiries,” a police statement said The car is described as a blue sedan or hatchback Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 Information is treated in strict confidence The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. 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at the bottom of this page This West Ryde corner store has just sold for $5.2 million An iconic corner store in West Ryde used by Taffa’s hardware outlet for more than 60 years has sold for $5.2 million at auction closed at the end of last year and its premises – a 490sqm building in the heart of the suburb’s CBD – was purchased by a local Chinese investor Principal of Ray White Commercial Western Sydney said he knew how important the sale was for the family and the result was a positive indicator for the market as it adjusts to the coronavirus pandemic would sell in the mid-to high $4 million price range The site has a prime location close to a train station and Victoria Rd “The thing with commercial properties is that people need to generate a return on their money and they are unable to do that in the banks so commercial investors are out there in force and we expect them to keep doing that,” Mr Vines said someone still needs to come and lease that space – so someone was confident enough in that market and location that they will find a tenant to fill it up Taffa’s first opened its doors in 1955 selling tools and hardware supplies and quickly became an important part of the West Ryde community the business joined the Mitre 10 chain and remained part of it for the next 40 years before closing in December The prime property attracted more than 140 inquiries during its four week marketing campaign More than 90 people attended the auction with competitive bidding driving the price up from an opening offer of $3.8 million The popular hardware outlet opened in the 1950s said it had taken them a long time to decide to sell “It was naturally an emotional day letting go of a 62-year-old asset and a place where we had worked for all of those years,” he said “Obviously we are in uncharted territory in the current market but we were confident the property stood on its own two feet and everything had been done to bring the right people together by our agent and produce the right result.” The business joined the Mitre 10 chain in the 1980s Mr Vines believes commercial property owners will need to have open communication with tenants throughout the coming weeks in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic “Some retailers will struggle in certain areas – no doubt – particularly in the short term when people aren’t going out and spending money but those who can weather the storm will be fine and things will go back to normal – this is not going to last forever,” he said “Owners need to be in touch with their tenants as to what is going on and react accordingly to plan they are the ones that drive the value of commercial property often so it is important to keep communicating with them and not just go quiet.” Coles Group Property Developments has sold another supermarket with a leaseback A Victorian private investor is paying $23.85 million for the stratum-titled Coles West Ryde complex Coles offered the investment with an initial 12 year leaseback Colliers International marketing agents James Wilson and Alex James-Elliott closed an expressions of interest campaign for the four year old asset in early December The asset includes a 300-bay basement customer car park West Ryde is about 15 kilometres north west of the CBD and nine kilometres east of Parramatta …just the latest retail investment offloaded by the occupier Capital recycling has formed a major part of Coles’ property strategies for years Six months ago it sold the Willowdale Shopping Centre in Sydney’s south west Leppington for $34.8 million while in late 2018, it banked $44 million disposing of Aurora Plaza in Melbourne’s north Epping Last June Coles sold a two year old supermarket in the Gold Coast growth corridor of Yarrabilba Also last year, Coles sold a development site in Melbourne’s Gardenvale for $3.65 million and a Newcastle Billbergia’s pipeline of work would accommodate about 3000 people including those seeking social and affordable housing across three mixed-tenure developments at Lidcombe All three sites were funded and delivered by Billbergia on NSW Government sites next to transport hubs and were the result of a tri-party agreement between the developer Homes NSW and community housing providers Evolve Housing Group and St George Community Housing (SGCH) Construction is under way on the four-tower 804-apartment project at Arncliffe Central which is reportedly the largest mixed-tenure housing development to date The towers would rise above a retail podium and new public park with 196 homes dedicated to social housing An additional 406 affordable and essential worker rental homes could be added to this subsequent to further government support The projects set ambitious targets for social and affordable housing delivery with 41 per cent of apartments at Lidcombe Rise and almost 75 per cent of apartments at Arncliffe Central dedicated to social and affordable housing Homes NSW chief executive Rebecca Pinkstone said innovative public and private partnerships were helping to address the critical housing shortage across Greater Sydney and now Arncliffe Central mark significant progress and demonstrate our commitment to fostering vibrant inclusive communities with accessible housing options for all,” Pinkstone said Billbergia development director Rick Graf said mixed-tenure developments were a “crucial step forward” in addressing housing inequality “The ability to deploy government land assets for redevelopment makes it uniquely feasible to deliver high-quality social helping to address the housing shortage,” Graf said Evolve Housing and St George Community Housing allow us to redevelop government land into thriving and highly connected mixed-tenure communities.” Evolve Housing chief executive Lyall Gorman said the three major partnerships with Billbergia and Homes NSW enabled the CHP to take steps forward in addressing the shortages of social and affordable housing in the Sydney basin “It’s allowed us to provide brand-new dwellings to people who have been waiting for years to access fit-for-purpose housing,” Gorman said “It is rewarding to see so many people in homes that are secure and well-located The state’s largest tier-one community-housing provider is also embracing the partnership opportunities Chief executive Scott Langford said the Billbergia partnership would deliver more diverse and affordable homes at Arncliffe Central “We embrace partnerships with trustworthy developers and builders to deliver more homes for more people in locations well serviced by public transport,” Langford said Billbergia’s Rick Graf said deploying further government-owned land would “accelerate mixed-tenure supply from a trickle to a torrent for the greater good of the NSW community” North Ryde and West Ryde stage a post-COVID comeback in 2021Amanda Sheppeard Ryde and its northern and western neighbours are making a solid comeback in the housing market in 2021 notching up at least 20 sales so far this year over $2.5 million Families from all over the greater Sydney area are targeting the suburb brand new builds or near-new houses on generous blocks How you can be ScoMo’s neighbour a house in Ryde cost a median price of $855,000 – today that median has almost doubled to $1.7 million According to realestate.com.au’s latest Market Trends report the Ryde median house sale price has risen 14.2 per cent in the past 12 months There have been two reported sales so far this year for $3 million or more, according to CoreLogic. These include 10 Kuppa Rd, Ryde, in May, for $3 million, and 11 Bird St, Ryde There have been eight reported sales in Ryde so far this year for more than $2.5 million The suburb house sale record of $3.95 million was set in December 2018 with the sale of a five-bedroom home on 1044sqm at 16 Collingwood Drive where the median house price 10 years ago was $772,500 Today the house median has more than doubled to $1.645 million which represents a 11.5 per growth cent in the past 12 months is due to go to auction later this month with a guide of $2.8 million There haven’t been any $3 million-plus reported sales in West Ryde this year but there have been three sales for more than $2.5 million The suburb house sale record of $3.865 million was set in April 2017 with the sale of a six-bedroom home on 1189sqm at 48 Farnell St North Ryde has kicked some solid goals this year, setting a new suburb house sale record in February this year with the sale of a four-bedroom home with attached two-bedroom dwelling six-bedroom home on 645sqm at 39 Beswick Ave, North Ryde There have also been six reported sales this year for more than $2.5 million Ten years ago the median price of a house in North Ryde was $845,000 – today that has almost doubled to $1.685 million and represents a rise of eight per cent in the past 12 months is due to go to auction on May 22 with a guide of $2.9 million said young families were leading the charge for new homes in the area and he had also seen an interesting rise in the number of returning expats looking to settle in the Ryde area “The area just seems to have gone through this really long gentrification process and people are now coming here for our community lifestyle and proximity to everything,” he said “In the top tier there is a lot of pent-up buyer demand we are seeing some incredible auction results.” Mr Mulae and colleague Trisha Guo have a stunning trophy home they plan to take to auction later this month and he is expecting it to achieve a strong result No. 17 Schumack St, North Ryde is located in the suburbs’ Golden Triangle and has been designed and constructed by ARC Homes Australia high ceilings and features extensive use of glass The home is due to go to auction on May 29 with a guide of $2.8 million Mr Mulae has teamed up with colleague Martika Whitfield to take 5 Arthur St, Ryde two-level home is close to parklands and walking tracks and its elevated position captures views to the Harbour Bridge and CBD Features include a rear deck with outdoor kitchen designer gas kitchen has a Miele suite of appliances and butler’s pantry media room that opens to an all-weather terrace Mr Mulae said the strong prices being achieved in the area should give existing owners and buyers confidence for the future “It really has come of age but there is still plenty of room for growth,” he said SIGN UP HERE FOR THE NSW REAL ESTATE NEWSLETTER Walk into any quality Korean BBQ restaurant in Australia and the unmistakable aroma of chargrilled protein will hit your nostrils almost instantly The sound of top-grade beef sizzling on grills sight of platefuls of haemulpajeon (seafood pancake) and soju caps littering the table all point to a great time A personal favourite of numerous BH staffers when it comes to foolproof group dining experiences there’s really nothing better than sitting around a hot wire grill flipping between a nice cut of galbi (beef short ribs) We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of the best Korean BBQ joints in Sydney Your next big Friday night sesh with the gang googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-ArticlesPOS3'); }); RELATED: The 24 Best Japanese Restaurants In Sydney The same group behind one of Sydney’s most popular Korean BBQ restaurants has opened a more modern extension in Darling Square simply titled 789 more expensive interior may look overly ambitious at first things are still very much the same across both venues the team is steadfast in sourcing the best meat available so options like oyster blade and beef rib are absolute essentials I did find the seafood pancake to be a bit too light and eggy but there’s not much I could find fault with on my visit.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-ArticlesPOS4'); }); The service is a step above what I’d usually expect at a Korean BBQ restaurant as well There’s a higher staff-to-guest ratio so I’d say go in expecting to be taken care of They’ll even cook for you if you want Office workers in the area should also pay attention 789 also offers lunch bento boxes in case you don’t have time to sit there and grill your meats yourself Seoul-Ria is an all-rounder when it comes to comfort Korean food with the kitchen just as well known for its gluttonous melted cheese and ‘fire chicken’ platter as it is for premium cuts of raw meat It’s probably the Korean BBQ I’ve visited the most in Sydney.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-ArticlesPOS5'); }); Along with 678 Korean BBQ (also on this list) Seoul-Ria is part of Chinatown’s thick density of quality Korean barbecue restaurants but there are so many seats packed into Seoul-Ria that the wait is rarely ever longer than 10-15 minutes 678 is one of Sydney’s only Korean BBQ restaurants that makes all its banchan in-house Most of the meat here has a high marbling score and is sourced from some of Australia’s best producers such as Jack’s Creek maintaining the focus on quality and consistency The downside with 678 is you won’t get that kind of extensive list as you would at Seoul-Ria So it’s less about the Korean fried chicken here than it is about premium-grade cuts this popular Korean BBQ restaurant is invariably one of the busiest restaurants in the area That’s no surprise given the popularity is consistently met with a great selection offering some of the best cuts of delicious meat for the table plus a few Korean comfort dishes to truly show off how tempting this cuisine can be Strathfield and Campsie – Jang Ta Bal is a success story amongst local Korean barbecue fans Like many of the other Korean restaurants on this list the experience here is a bit more upbeat and vibrant than your typical casual dining I’m a regular at the Strathfield venue and find it’s one of the better Korean BBQ spots in the area And while some nearby alternatives may have bigger menus this kitchen is pumping out much better quality meats MyungJang Obaltan is an easy pick for Korean BBQ in the city from the immaculately clean grill plates to the delicious rounds of banchan Along with food like garlic butter king prawns and marinated bulgogi beef hot pots A great variety is why many would choose Obaltan over some of the other Korean BBQ joints nearby There is a strong case for Gyeong Bok Gunk being the single best Korean BBQ restaurant in Sydney Head into West Ryde to find Gyeong Bok Gung; it’s well worth the trip out of Sydney CBD Restaurant staff bring out around 12 different types of banchan to the table to sweet potato noodles and pickled cucumber and other staples Gyeon Bok Gung has one of the more generous banchan offerings of any Korean BBQ in Sydney and that’s even before the platters of delicious meats start coming through which for the adventurous will usually include a few off-centre cuts along with essentials like ox tongue and exceptionally marbled beef Mapo Galbi may be smaller than most other Korean BBQ restaurants but the space is so energetic and popular that it feels much larger than any of the other competitors nearby Strathfield and West Ryde are forever in competition when it comes to the best Korean BBQ restaurants outside of Sydney CBD Most Korean BBQ fans would say West Ryde has this in the bag easily and if it wasn’t for Wo Jo Korean BBQ I’d be inclined to agree Just a short walk from Strathfield Station mostly found in the $175 Set A with 5 premium cuts of meat served with a hot pot (of your choice) sweet potato noodle beef salad and a jug of soft drink KOGI is one of the more contemporary and accessible Korean BBQ restaurants in Sydney you can subscribe to it’s one of the few Sydney Korean BBQ restaurants that actually has its own dedicated website as opposed to a neglected Instagram page bulgogi and marinated pork if you want the standard meal sitting on your table ready for you to cook Danjee is a bit more premium when it comes to authentic KBBQ food the prices are a bit higher but the quality is there to justify the hike from duck and octopus to classic beef and pork cuts Just make sure to always keep the banchan rolling out since Danjee is quite well-known for its delicious side dishes The atmosphere and service of Bornga is loud exciting and incredibly addictive for group dining The thinly sliced beef loin is a signature for the studious kitchen so make sure you’re ordering some of that alongside high-marbled cuts of wagyu and pork If you find yourself looking for Korean BBQ in Croydon there really is only one smart choice: Wagyu House Many from all over Sydney come here for the all-you-can-eat buffet and barbecue taking a lot of choice anxiety out of the equation and giving you two full hours to grill So while you might not get the top cuts as you would at some of these other Korean BBQ restaurants Korean rice paper rolls at Maroo Korean Charcoal Restaurant are almost just as popular as the very generous $60 combo Just don’t fill up on the banchan here Maroo’s kitchen is quite generous when it comes to these Korean start dishes so it’s easy to get carried away before the meat even arrives RELATED: The Best Korean BBQ Restaurants In Brisbane the concept of Butchers Buffet is similar to that of Wagyu House has an even larger range of great quality meats to choose from alongside a buffet packed with salads It’s all about that pork belly served with matured kimchi for a brilliant pop of sour and spicy fat That’s the most popular order over at Kangnam BBQ which otherwise plays very much like your typical Korean BBQ restaurant: reliably high in energy and immensely satisfying You’re going to want to head all the way out of Bankstown for BBQ City Buffet which is often referred to as the best Korean BBQ restaurant in Western Sydney While you do have some other great options further in Cabramatta like Ilchea Korean BBQ Buffet it’s hard to go any further than this joint right here and almost always packed with energy and you won’t walk away feeling like you’ve been short-changed you can go to watch a film at nearby Skyline Drive In Bankstown afterwards A lot of Korean BBQ joints over the bridge aren’t as good as what you’d find elsewhere in Sydney but K-Town Korean BBQ House is an easy exception Young Street in Neutral Bay has almost all of North Sydney’s best casual Asian restaurants so of course the strip’s resident KBBQ needs to be held to a high standard check out some of our other Sydney-based dining guides: Signup to the Boss Hunting Friday Newsletter created nine years ago by developer and Harmony Group founder Joe Walker with valuer and ex-Aspen executive has swooped on a homemaker centre in Adelaide’s north HomeCo Parafield on Main North Road (pictured top) is setting the local fund manager back $28.5 million – a little over the $27.3m seller HMC Capital paid the Cromwell managed Direct Property Fund in November The deal comes two months since HMC, for the Daily Needs REIT, paid Centuria $60m for West Ryde Marketplace – since rebranded HomeCo West Ryde Marketplace – in Sydney’s west The manager also recently outlaid $78.4m for a mall at Kellyville On 3.7 hectares in a non-residential suburb 12km from town the weighted average lease expiry is 3.7 years (story continues below) “The acquisition of the HomeCo Parafield Centre illustrates well our opportunistic approach to identifying value for our investors,” Accord managing director Mr Hogarth said “The centre provides an attractive mix of income and value growth potential based on strong underlying fundamentals while also benefiting from compelling tailwinds we observe in the large format sector,” he added The sale comes two months since Precept Property Partners picked up New South Wales’ Bathurst Homemaker Centre for $31.5m Argus and Kaipara bought that asset from HMC in 2021 for $16.95m before renovating Last June meanwhile IOOF paid Troon Group and MaxCap Group just over $50m for the Chirnside Lifestyle Centre in Melbourne’s east Stonebridge’s Justin Dowers, Kevin Tong and Philip Gartland were the agents My circadian rhythms dictate that I rise when the sun rises and sleep after dark I spent most of my career doing the graveyard shift in an industry often dogged by inebriated and unruly patrons Early in my PA hiring business I lived in a two-room apartment at the rear of my parent’s place; one room was for storing the gear and the other was for sleeping or trying to sleep after working a gig at some 3:00 a.m Arriving home in the early hours of the morning I’d often greet my Dad having breakfast in the main house before he left for work This highlighted the depressing fact that my body clock was out of sync but I quickly snapped up any cultural events that came my way including ethnic events like a Spanish Fiesta or a Vietnamese wedding and there was even an alfresco Catholic mass So it’s ironic that amidst the turbulence and disorder of working late night venues where I’d had lit cigarettes flicked in my face or had to untangle brawling punters who’d fallen into my mixing console the only unforseen threat that knocked me off my feet was heatstroke during the load out at an open air event The remedial treatment was to stop off at KFC for some sugary drinks and to help myself to a handful of their little salt packets en route to my next late-night gig at War and Peace I don’t think this should be taken as responsible medical advice for heatstroke which started life as a disco in the late 70s and by 1982 had become a firmly established band venue In those days ‘lockdown’ was only a term used in prisons unable to load out whilst awaiting police intervention: once after a knife-wielding patron held bouncers at bay at the door and a second time when an inebriated customer who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness went berserk in the venue right on closing time During my sojourn in the Philippines in the early 80s I installed the sound and lighting and hired the bands at Rosie O’ Grady’s nightclub which was just off the US Clark Airbase in northern Luzon and heavily patronised by US military personnel (see CX172 for full article) One evening three tanked US marines took to the dance floor dancing with each other and spinning around while holding and spilling the contents of their beer steins over other customers told me to stay put at my sound and lighting consoles while he dealt with them Jim had marched the marines almost to the door when the stage lights went out This was a regular occurrence as our electrician had consistently warned me that my sixteen thousand watts of par cans were overloading the fuses I never tampered with the labyrinthine connectivity of Filipino fuse boxes so I headed over to alert Jim who was dealing with the marines Jim raced off to the fuse box leaving me with the drunken marines who thought I was some sort of security back-up One of the marines sized me up: “And I’ll cut your ass as the words left his mouth another of the marines seemed to realise that I posed very little threat and I learned later that Jim had already warned them that the feared USAF Town Patrol was only a phone call away he began apologising and escorting the other two out of the venue The happy ending at Rosie O’ Grady’s didn’t eventuate back home at West Ryde’s Local Inn (formerly Jagger’s nightclub) which had such a troubled history that the new licensee changed the name to KC’s named after Elvis’ 1958 record and movie King Creole When I arrived as entertainment manager in 1987 I found the venue was booking garage bands I was given a free hand to redecorate the club which I changed to an agency band venue with DJs presenting a disco during the band breaks Given the venue’s past infamy it was hard getting the numbers through the door but when our biggest opposition closed down for renovations they poured in and discovered the new place to be Bands that played at KC’s included the Sally King Band The club would be absolutely empty until midnight when patrons already plastered would roll in from other venues I recall the entertainment manager of the Silverwater Speedboat Club who attended one night telling me that we shared the same crowd somehow licensed venues went from the enforced six o’clock closing times in the 50s (that’s 6.00 p.m.) to 6.00 a.m which brought about a frenzy of drunken anarchy as the deadline approached ended in 1955 in NSW And with all the bad press that late night venues get today it is novel to think that Australia’s most notorious venue riot at the Star Hotel The doormen at KC’s had their work cut out both inside and outside the venue Brawls started over the most ridiculous incidents There was the time an inebriated girl virtually cleared the entire dance floor when she began sensually pulsating to the music whilst making explicit sexual gestures A drunken punter thought he’d cool her down by pouring his beer over her Then the nightclub erupted into a giant free-for-all prior to playing Lionel Richie’s ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ foolishly offered a prize if any of the guests could achieve the feat inverted him and tried to elevate him so he could somehow dance on the ceiling Along with adhering to the adage ‘keep you friends close and your enemies closer’ So when an irate punter punched his girlfriend to the ground just in front of my mixing console But before I could finish the sentence he turned and let fly with a glancing blow to my cheekbone which was always going to be a losing endeavour “That’s assault,” complained his battered girlfriend about her assailant’s treatment after security had neutralised him but the general rule at KC’s seemed to be that you could order drinks from the bar until you could no longer pronounce them our famous AV industry magazine is free for download or pay for print our free weekly email with the latest industry news and jobs The Weekly SOURCE is published by DCM Media his business became – quite literally – part of the fabric of the area providing the building materials for many of the homes going up at the time With the landmark shop finally closing 64 years later, at the very end of 2019, the West Ryde site is now being sold with the hope that the next business that inhabits it will be just as treasured as his store became “It was amazing when we closed down,” said Anthony Taffa son of the late entrepreneur who died in December 2018 he’s been running the shop that became Taffa’s Mitre 10 in 1980 “We had so many people come through and say their grandparents used to do their shopping there They were thanking us for being such a great community service The 403-square-metre site at 1 Chatham Road – with 390 square metres of space on the ground floor and an extra 100 square metres on its mezzanine level – has three street frontages over 52 metres that make it a standout location for any business it goes for auction on March 12 with a price guide of about $4.5 million Agent Peter Vines of Ray White Commercial NSW says it was “a bit of an icon in the local area it’s hard to survive in competition with the big businesses like Bunnings who can monopolise the market across a lot of stores with a lot of traffic coming past and a Woolworths behind it and a Coles and the station We’ve had a lot of inquiry already from both owner-occupiers and investors.” There is a strong Korean demographic in the suburb and Mr Vines says it would be perfect for Asian grocery stores Other uses could be for gyms or a showroom of some sort A change in zoning in the future might make a residential development on the site possible but the existing floor-space ratios at the moment mightn’t make that a commercial possibility and you’d have to amalgamate other properties to do that properly,” he added it provided a huge volume of building materials to West Ryde and the broader Ryde community helping it grow into the vibrant suburb it is today The Taffas were always very community-minded too and sponsored local football and cricket teams and donated merchandise to local schools and community groups to help them raise money for various charities and organisations but times have now changed and local community desires have changed too,” said Anthony Taffa who started work at the shop to help his father at the age of 15 in his school holidays and has been working full-time there since 1993 “It’s very much part of our family history so closing the business and selling it are difficult things It’s amazing how many people built their homes with what my father sold them and their response 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